Is Charles Wagner Elementary a good school?

Charles Wagner Elementary ranks 1576 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Charles Wagner Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 417 students attended Charles Wagner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Charles Wagner Elementary?

Students at Charles Wagner Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 35% White, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Charles Wagner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles Wagner Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle High : El Dorado High

Charles Wagner Elementary

Summary:

Charles Wagner Elementary is a public elementary school in Placentia, California, serving 417 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, which is ranked 277 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Charles Wagner Elementary consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with particularly strong results in 3rd and 4th grades. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance in Science (CAST) is also above the district and state averages, though not as strong as its ELA and Math results. Notably, Charles Wagner Elementary has a strong performance among its Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student groups, ranking in the top 10% and 5% of California elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Charles Wagner Elementary outperforms most, particularly in academic achievement. Schools like Lakeview Elementary, Brookhaven Elementary, and Golden Elementary have consistently higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science compared to Charles Wagner. However, Charles Wagner performs significantly better than schools like Ruby Drive Elementary, Topaz Elementary, and John O. Tynes Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-6

717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.
Placentia, CA 92870-3008

(714) 986-7180

District: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1576^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,517

Students who attend Charles Wagner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Col. J. K. Tuffree Middle
High:	El Dorado High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.5%

White:

35.0%

Asian:

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Charles Wagner Elementary ranks better than 73.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.35. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Charles Wagner Elementary is $7,517, which is the 2^nd highest among 21 elementary schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Charles Wagner Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Charles Wagner Elementary 1576^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Charles Wagner Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 277^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Charles Wagner Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Charles Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.23	1483^rd	4809	69.2%
2005	68.30	1407^th	4822	70.8%
2006	62.83	1637^th	4818	66.0%
2007	67.00	1514^th	5113	70.4%
2008	61.00	1811^th	5113	64.6%
2009	81.43	929^th	5193	82.1%
2010	83.29	823^rd	5314	84.5%
2011	80.88	949^th	5377	82.4%
2012	82.07	907^th	5390	83.2%
2013	84.38	797^th	5530	85.6%
2015	82.75	996^th	5611	82.2%
2016	89.73	632^nd	5614	88.7%
2017	86.31	853^rd	5692	85.0%
2018	90.49	609^th	5662	89.2%
2019	84.64	927^th	5789	84.0%
2022	89.00	746^th	5883	87.3%
2023	83.48	1025^th	5874	82.6%
2024	70.35	1576^th	5862	73.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Charles Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.32	312^th	5084	93.9%
2019	87.89	365^th	5173	92.9%
2022	92.02	277^th	5264	94.7%
2023	86.94	497^th	5374	90.8%
2024	59.55	1819^th	5511	67.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Charles Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.39	483^rd	5413	91.1%
2019	84.35	856^th	5492	84.4%
2022	85.52	843^rd	5635	85.0%
2023	77.98	1179^th	5617	79.0%
2024	67.16	1605^th	5605	71.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Charles Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.20	727^th	5431	86.6%
2019	82.29	951^st	5510	82.7%
2022	87.86	737^th	5663	87.0%
2023	84.80	881^st	5650	84.4%
2024	71.29	1438^th	5636	74.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Charles Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.99	230^th	4830	95.2%
2019	85.68	475^th	4963	90.4%
2022	91.47	302^nd	5084	94.1%
2023	90.90	320^th	5098	93.7%
2024	73.27	1031^st	5102	79.8%

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Rank History for White students at Charles Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.56	843^rd	2737	69.2%
2019	57.92	1284^th	2834	54.7%
2022	65.37	978^th	2726	64.1%
2023	54.16	1318^th	2662	50.5%
2024	40.89	1682^nd	2647	36.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Charles Wagner Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	325	5	23	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
1989	354	7	22	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	415
1990	356	6	25	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	413
1991	352	9	34	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	421
1992	381	14	27	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
1993	342	8	33	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	412
1994	353	10	35	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
1995	321	5	41	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
1996	321	5	41	56	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
1997	344	14	42	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	469
1998	323	5	37	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	447
1999	337	16	40	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2000	333	16	44	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
2001	349	15	44	90	2	n/a	n/a	0	500
2002	338	11	45	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
2003	338	11	45	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
2004	338	16	55	111	1	n/a	n/a	0	521
2005	297	15	50	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	468
2006	285	23	48	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	469
2007	241	24	57	111	1	n/a	n/a	13	447
2008	234	15	51	98	1	n/a	n/a	0	399
2009	217	13	52	104	1	1	37	0	425
2010	225	9	59	130	0	1	23	0	447
2011	217	10	62	150	1	0	23	0	463
2012	217	8	67	146	1	0	22	0	461
2013	213	9	59	150	1	2	23	0	457
2014	213	10	80	171	0	1	24	0	499
2015	205	10	73	162	0	1	19	0	470
2016	192	7	73	169	1	1	21	0	464
2017	209	4	80	158	1	2	16	0	470
2018	201	3	80	162	2	2	13	0	463
2019	181	2	71	155	3	2	13	0	427
2020	175	4	74	152	5	1	20	0	431
2021	152	2	71	152	2	1	19	0	399
2022	152	0	93	154	1	1	24	1	426
2023	146	1	93	148	0	1	28	0	417

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Charles Wagner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	388	15.6	24.8	n/a
1989	415	16.6	25.0	n/a
1990	413	15.9	25.9	n/a
1991	421	18.1	23.2	n/a
1992	450	18.4	24.4	5.6
1993	412	18.7	22.0	6.6
1994	430	18.7	23.0	5.1
1995	424	18.7	22.7	6.4
1996	424	18.7	22.7	6.4
1997	469	20.8	22.5	8.7
1998	447	22.8	19.6	8.9
1999	488	23.6	20.7	9.6
2000	490	26.7	18.4	8
2001	500	26.7	18.7	8
2002	490	24.5	20.0	11.4
2003	490	24.5	20.0	11.4
2004	521	25.5	20.4	10.7
2005	468	24.5	19.1	10.5
2006	469	21.2	22.1	14.7
2007	447	21.5	20.8	15.7
2008	399	21.9	18.2	8.8
2009	425	21.0	17.7	16.9
2010	447	20.0	22.3	19.2
2011	463	n/a	n/a	19.2
2012	461	17.5	26.3	n/a
2013	457	19.0	24.0	17.1
2014	499	18.0	27.7	22.6
2015	470	19.0	24.7	26.2
2016	464	18.0	25.7	23.7
2017	470	19.0	24.7	19.8
2018	463	18.0	25.7	19.7
2019	427	17.0	25.1	21.1
2020	431	n/a	n/a	18.8
2021	399	19.0	21.0	28.8
2022	426	18.0	23.6	28.4
2023	417	18.0	23.1	24.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Charles Wagner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	388	15.6	24.8	n/a
1989	415	16.6	25.0	n/a
1990	413	15.9	25.9	n/a
1991	421	18.1	23.2	n/a
1992	450	18.4	24.4	5.6
1993	412	18.7	22.0	6.6
1994	430	18.7	23.0	5.1
1995	424	18.7	22.7	6.4
1996	424	18.7	22.7	6.4
1997	469	20.8	22.5	8.7
1998	447	22.8	19.6	8.9
1999	488	23.6	20.7	9.6
2000	490	26.7	18.4	8
2001	500	26.7	18.7	8
2002	490	24.5	20.0	11.4
2003	490	24.5	20.0	11.4
2004	521	25.5	20.4	10.7
2005	468	24.5	19.1	10.5
2006	469	21.2	22.1	14.7
2007	447	21.5	20.8	15.7
2008	399	21.9	18.2	8.8
2009	425	21.0	17.7	16.9
2010	447	20.0	22.3	19.2
2011	463	n/a	n/a	19.2
2012	461	17.5	26.3	n/a
2013	457	19.0	24.0	17.1
2014	499	18.0	27.7	22.6
2015	470	19.0	24.7	26.2
2016	464	18.0	25.7	23.7
2017	470	19.0	24.7	19.8
2018	463	18.0	25.7	19.7
2019	427	17.0	25.1	21.1
2020	431	n/a	n/a	18.8
2021	399	19.0	21.0	28.8
2022	426	18.0	23.6	28.4
2023	417	18.0	23.1	24.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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